Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of sales and operating profits for each of the reportable segments and reconciliation to earnings before income taxes

The Company is an integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation, cost allocations, and sharing of assets. The Company does not represent that these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown.

	Fiscal Year Ended October 26, 2025
In thousands	Retail		Foodservice		International		Total
Net Sales	$	7,455,218	$	3,941,795	$	709,146
Cost of Products Sold	6,450,868		3,201,478		558,106
Selling, General, and Administrative	539,390		185,743		95,075
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	31,035		—		(136,817)
Goodwill and Intangible Impairment	70,751		—		—
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss	—		—		433
Segment Profit	$	425,245	$	554,574	$	(80,418)	$	899,400
Net Unallocated Expense							235,519
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)							(433)
Earnings Before Income Taxes							$	663,449

	Fiscal Year Ended October 27, 2024
In thousands	Retail		Foodservice		International		Total
Net Sales	$	7,374,149	$	3,845,118	$	701,529
Cost of Products Sold	6,296,201		3,056,139		536,028
Selling, General, and Administrative	539,965		192,687		100,512
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	24,784		—		26,688
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss	—		—		407
Segment Profit	$	562,768	$	596,292	$	92,084	$	1,251,144
Net Unallocated Expense							215,304
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)							(407)
Earnings Before Income Taxes							$	1,035,434

	Fiscal Year Ended October 29, 2023
In thousands	Retail		Foodservice		International		Total
Net Sales	$	7,749,039	$	3,639,492	$	721,479
Cost of Products Sold	6,659,851		2,869,529		578,309
Selling, General, and Administrative	523,616		174,282		98,592
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	40,501		—		10,004
Goodwill and Intangible Impairment	28,383		—		—
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss	—		—		653
Segment Profit	$	577,690	$	595,682	$	55,234	$	1,228,606
Net Unallocated Expense							214,482
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)							(653)
Earnings Before Income Taxes							$	1,013,472

The Company’s CODM reviews assets and capital expenditures at a consolidated level and does not use assets by segment to evaluate performance or allocate resources. Therefore, the Company does not disclose these measures by segment. Depreciation and amortization expense is included in the measure of segment profit and disclosed below.

In thousands	Fiscal Year Ended
		October 26, 2025		October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
Depreciation and Amortization
Retail		$	142,824	$	140,103	$	145,690
Foodservice		80,193		78,949		74,370
International		17,174		19,151		15,627
Corporate		23,710		19,553		17,623
Total Depreciation and Amortization		$	263,901	$	257,756	$	253,311

Schedule of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products

Total revenue contributed by classes of similar products are:

	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	October 26, 2025		October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
Perishable	$	8,823,022	$	8,548,802	$	8,511,795
Shelf-stable	3,283,138		3,371,995		3,598,215
Total Net Sales	$	12,106,160	$	11,920,797	$	12,110,010

Schedule of total net sales attributable to U.S. and all foreign countries

Additionally, the Company’s long-lived assets located in foreign countries are not significant. Total net sales attributed to the U.S. and all foreign countries in total are:

	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	October 26, 2025		October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
U.S.	$	11,437,051	$	11,283,978	$	11,515,094
Foreign	669,109		636,819		594,915
Total Net Sales	$	12,106,160	$	11,920,797	$	12,110,010